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md4142
Explorer
Apr 24, 2015

fifth wheel battery

The 12 volt battery in our fifth wheel has been leaking water from the cells. The battery cell water is coming from the cell water cover. The fifth wheel has been parked for the past six months and is connected to our 110v house electrical outlet to keep the battery charged. The battery on/off switch is turned to off. I have kept the cell water level at the correct level. Do not know why the battery is pushing the battery water out. The coach battery level indicator shows the battery is fully charged. Is this a sign of a defective battery or might it be indicative of malfunctioning converter charging?
Thank you for your thoughts.
  • full_mosey's avatar
    full_mosey
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2015
    Coach-man wrote:
    Oh, one more thing, if you go with AGM batteries you will need a charger designed for them, sounds like your old charger is toast anyway, but you will have to make it a package deal.


    AGMs do not need any special charger. In fact, AGMs actually SOLVE many of the problems with flooded batteries like water below the plates and stratification which kill flooded batteries.

    I have been 100% AGM since 2009.

    HTH;
    John

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